Barn fresh

Installing the Bavarias in their new digs required shuffling a number of the farm vehicles around. Old farms, particularly as run by my landlord, Donald Campbell, tend to accumulate all sorts of interesting machinery, such as his Ford Ranger:

I love driving this truck, and it has a nice fresh 351, after we discovered the leaking weld in the block.

The ’67 Landie is, not surprisingly, an original truck. It’s lost reverse, and will soon be driven the three-or-so hours up to Rovers North for work.

It wouldn’t be a Land Rover without a serious winch.

Donald’s father, Duncan, is the proud owner of this fine number:

It sees constant use. Dunc also has a small collection of one-lungers.

In theory, they’ll run. In practice…it’s been awhile.

I still haven’t seen Dunc’s ’51 Ford convertible; it’s in the back of a distant barn. It’s supposedly an original V-8 car, and he’s owned it since ’53.